rejection is making me lost

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I was rejected from the nursing program at Daytona State College, I have 2.8 GPA, no A's, and 2 C's, but I've never failed or withdrew from a class. I just finished my first year of college, and knocked out all my pre-reqs this year. I know, my GPA is pretty weak, doing full time college and working was a horrible idea.The academic advisor pretty much told me to just work towards my A.A. degree , so I'll at least be working towards something while raising my GPA. Apparently the lowest GPA they accepted this year for the RN program was a 3.6!! But I'm going to persist and keep applying to that nursing program. In the meantime, I kind of want to transfer to a University and study something else like biology (since I already have 12 creds in biological sciences and I found it pretty interesting) and I'd hate to just stay at the community college taking easy fluff classes to just raise my GPA, and I'm pretty sure fin. aid wouldn't be happy about that. If I study something else and kept applying to the nursing program at Daytona State college, will they eventually accept me? Or will the fact that I'm studying something else hurt me from being accepted? I worked full time over part of the summer to create a cushiony savings so I can quit my job and get more focused with school! I'm freaking out man!

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If I told you not to freak out, then I'll be lying. It's ok, freak out, then take a breather and regroup.

I wouldn't take random easy classes just to raise my GPA. Work towards biology if you want, just make sure you are taking the required prerequisite classes needed for the NS program. If you are able to retake those classes that you didn't do well in to get a better grade, then do so. I wouldn't give up.

Good luck.

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I would pick one of the science classes you did the worst in and retake it. The new grade will replace the lower one and boost your GPA and look better for nursing. Alot of the colleges hold the science classes to a heavier weight, then the other gen eds. Good luck!

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I would take some of the classes that u got a C in and try to raise the grade, I dont know if they will just accept u the RN programs are always competitive. I was denied RN 2x by one point on my gpa, now I'm taking LPN and will go back to RN its a step back but still in the right direction :) Dont get discouraged just keep trying if thats what u really want

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Are there any RN Community college programs near you? From what I understand, once you have an RN license, It's much easier to get the BSN, even in an online program.

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You wouldn't be accepted to my school with that GPA, either. And at my school, you could take all the "fluff" classes you want to get A's, but they calculate the nursing GPA by your science, math and English classes, so the only hope of getting in is to retake those types of courses and get a better grade. Financial Aid won't pay to retake a class you have passed, though, so you will have to pay for it yourself, but it will be worth it, right?

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I agree with some of the other replies, retake a few courses to boost your grades. Also, maybe look into other programs, LPN, 2year RN. If at all possible ask instructors for help, get into a study group. You probably aren't the only student who is having trouble. If you don't have your CNA, I would get it. Its good to get an insight to the nursing field and to make a half decent wage, not to mention flexible hours so you can attend school.

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I would pick one of the science classes you did the worst in and retake it. The new grade will replace the lower one and boost your GPA and look better for nursing. Alot of the colleges hold the science classes to a heavier weight, then the other gen eds. Good luck!

I completely agree with this. I had a stinky couple of grades one very bad semester -- took them again and got my GPA up to 3.87.

Don't community/tech colleges have a lower gpa that they will accept?

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Don't community/tech colleges have a lower gpa that they will accept?

I go to a community college, and they take the top 60 applicants every year, into their RN program. So it depends on the quality of the other applicants. The lowest GPA I've heard of making it into our program is a 3.4.

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That's the other problem I didn't mention, I can't retake the class since I got a C in it. I had to have failed the class in order to retake it. I should've mentioned that earlier, my bad.

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That's the other problem I didn't mention, I can't retake the class since I got a C in it. I had to have failed the class in order to retake it. I should've mentioned that earlier, my bad.

That is a pity. I was able to retake one in which I received a C (and thank goodness because it was a 5 credit class).

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I go to a community college, and they take the top 60 applicants every year, into their RN program. So it depends on the quality of the other applicants. The lowest GPA I've heard of making it into our program is a 3.4.

I think it is a pity that a community college is not more accessible. Some non-traditional students who would be fabulous nurses don't have the best GPAs.

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